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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 291)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
261	Hope High School	Public	9-12	1700 South Main	Hope	71801	Hempstead County	Hope School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 777-3451	611	93	6.5	100.0%	140 (22.9%)	243 (39.8%)	212 (34.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$14,752			$2,295			$12,457	17.2	20.4	263	2		050784000498
262	Fordyce High School	Public	7-12	Three Redbug Bus Loop	Fordyce	71742	Dallas County	Fordyce School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 352-2126	321	34	9.4	73.8%	110 (34.3%)	192 (59.8%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,434			$1,423			$12,011	16.9	21.7	260	2		050621000335
263	KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	7-12	1200 Byrum Rd.	Blytheville	72315	Mississippi County	KIPP Delta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 780-6333	132	38	3.4	100.0%	10 (7.6%)	105 (79.5%)	13 (9.8%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$17,859			$7,073			$10,786	16.7	16.6	273	10		050006201595
264	Dumas High School	Public	9-12	709 Dan Gill Drive	Dumas	71639	Desha County	Dumas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 382-4151	266	29	9.1	100.0%	23 (8.6%)	201 (75.6%)	33 (12.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$16,746			$1,576			$15,170	16.2	25.9	244	20		050550000262
265	Clarendon High School	Public	7-12	320 N. Seventh St.	Clarendon	72029	Monroe County	Clarendon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 747-3326	193	20	9.6	100.0%	54 (28.0%)	99 (51.3%)	17 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.9%)	$17,275			$1,765			$15,510	15.5	14	286	21		050435000164
266	Blevins High School	Public	7-12	5954 Hwy 29 N	Blevins	71825	Hempstead County	Blevins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 874-2281	183	41	4.4	83.6%	114 (62.3%)	36 (19.7%)	19 (10.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.1%)	$15,705			$2,413			$13,293	14.8	36.5	201	65		050330000090
267	Hall High School - West Soi	Public	9-12	5701 Ranch Drive	Little Rock	72223	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 447-1900	495	41	12	64.6%	66 (13.3%)	380 (76.8%)	37 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$22,226			$2,060			$20,166	14.4	45.5	163	104		050900001679
268	North Little Rock High School	Public	9-12	201 West 22nd Street	North Little Rock	72114	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 771-8100	1,652	141	11.7	99.9%	330 (20.0%)	976 (59.1%)	250 (15.1%)	23 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	66 (4.0%)	$16,410			$2,508			$13,902	14.1	18.9	267	1		051068001566
269	Central High School	Public	7-12	103 School Road	West Helena	72390	Phillips County	Helena West Helena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 572-6744	439	56	7.8	94.5%	5 (1.1%)	421 (95.9%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$18,315			$5,470			$12,845	14	13.2	288	19		050768000476
270	Augusta High School	Public	7-12	10 Red Devil Drive	Augusta	72006	Woodruff County	Augusta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 347-2515	145	44	3.2	100.0%	61 (42.1%)	76 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)	$16,541			$2,525			$14,016	13.3	20.4	264	6		050267000034

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ATLAS English Language Arts, ATLAS Reading, ATLAS Algebra, ATLAS Geometry, ATLAS Biology test scores released by the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 10, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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